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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

A Quilted Pillow and a Look Back

No, I didn't make this pillow quickly today. I actually finished it last month; I just forgot to show it. All 144 squares (1.5 inch finished) came from my scrap bin and provided some much needed therapeutic sewing during the holidays.

I quilted it simply with a crosshatch through every other squares and added a zipper closure using my favorite method. Here you an see what it looks like then you use matching fabric for the flap, rather than contrasting as I did with my last pillow.

I bound the edges like a quilt. A thin binding strip looks a lot like piping and frames the pillow nicely. This quilted cover fits an 18 inch pillow form. You can find it in my etsy shop.

Here is a quick look back at some of my favorite projects from 2012. Here's to lots of fun sewing in 2013!